Last week brought a welcome signal that the government is ready to rethink GCSE maths resits. Education Secretary Lucy Powell acknowledged that failing to get...
In a few short weeks, tens of thousands of young people fresh from receiving their A-level and BTEC results will head off to university to...
As August draws to a close, Further Education settles into a particular rhythm. INSET days land in the final week of the month, enrolment week...
The first in a new series examining international careers, employability and skills systems, and what England might responsibly learn from them. Introduction There is something...
When it comes to employees, further education doesn't suffer from a shortage of enthusiasm or dedication. In fact, an analysis of FE staff survey responses...
Level 1 and 2 results day (not just GCSE as will become clear below) provides an annual reminder of the failings of our educational system....
During this summer's heatwaves, further education and skills providers across the country found themselves trying to run assessments, practical workshops and exams in buildings, workplaces...
This summer has delivered the clearest statement of intent on skills that further education has seen in a generation. Technical education pathways from age 14,...
For social care to be fit for the future, the workforce must be central to reform. Adult social care stands at a critical moment. Demand for care...
The State of the Skills Sector 2026 reveals that skills providers largely have confidence in their own performance, but far less certainty about policy, funding,...
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Progress Schools is part of Progress Education, one of the UK’s leading providers of alternative education and careers support for young people of secondary school…
Recent examples underline it’s important to have a robust crisis communications strategy in place. The Bodywork Company performing arts school in Cambridge was thrust into…
This week, the National Student Accommodation Survey 2022, published by @SaveTheStudent, revealed the impact that the rising cost of energy bills is having on students.…
Number of female tech leaders decreasing, according to research by @RevolentGroup Recent figures suggest that tech boardrooms are seeing a drop in the number of…
This week’s #FutureOfWork live show sees host Gavin O’Meara joined by James Lane (Digital, Creative and Design Sector Manager, NCFE) to discuss all things digital.…
By the BFELG: #AntiRacismInAction: Calling London with Neelam Khosla-Stephens, Higher Education Consultant, David Russell, CEO Education and Training Foundation, Andy Forbes, BFELG. BFELG uses *…
Now “nearly as many vacancies as there are unemployed” while 560,000 growth in inactivity among older people “dwarfs anything that we have seen in at…
Employers anticipate making pay awards of 3% in 2022 as they look to combat increasing recruitment and retention difficulties. This is the headline finding from…
The idea of working with data as a part of my everyday job has always excited me. I decided that I wanted to understand and…
With #NationalApprenticeshipWeek happening this week, Kirstie Donnelly MBE, CEO City & Guilds, the skills development organisation, is looking at why investing in great apprenticeships will be…
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